the governor wants to establish 24-hour walk-in centers for mental health care. >>> and nbc news foreign correspondent, richard engel, and his crew are free, after five days of captivity in syria. they escaped this morning, during a firefight between their captors and a syrian rebel group when they were being moved. they're back in turkey and unharmed. >>> a step in the right direction. that's how house speaker john boehner's describing president obama's latest offer to avoid the fiscal cliff. the new offer cuts back on tax increases for the healthy. and includes more spending cuts on entitlement programs, such as medicare. >>> toyota is being ordered to pay a record fine after being accused of waiting too long to report a safety defect. government regulators say the company waited for a month before reporting problems with floor mats in certain lexus suvs that made the gas pedal stick. >>> and finally, a chuckle for all of you this morning. we wanted to show you this. some guys in norway just won an award for a video they made. showing how easily their co-worker is pratake a look. they